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THE CHAMPION LEGAL SECTION, THURSDAY, JULY 16 -22, 2020 Page 17 the Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve upon the Plaintiff's at torney whose name and ad dress is: Steven R. Ashby, 4500 Hugh Howell Rd., 600 Heritage Place, Tucker, GA 30084 Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of June 10. 2020. Witness the Honorable LaT- isha Dear Jackson, Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 10th day of June. 2020. Debra DeBerry Clerk of Superior Court 556 N. McDonough Street G-130 Annex Decatur, GA. 30030-3356 120-437175 7/16,7/23,7/30, 8/6JH NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia Domestic Action No. ++20FM4372++ GLORIA FLINT Petitioner v. MARK ANTHONY MAYFIELD Respondent To: Mark Anthony Mayfield Last Known address: 522 Woodstone Road, Lithonia GA 30058 By Order of the Court for ser vice by publication dated June 17, 2020, You are hereby noti fied that on June 2, 2020, Glor ia Flint filed a Complaint for Di vorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and to serve upon petitioner's attorney, Shannon Davis, loc ated at 3469 Lawrenceville Hwy, Suite 208, Tucker, GA 30084, an Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of the date of the order of publication. Witness the Honorable Gregory A. Adams, Judge of Superior Court of DeKalb County. This 24th day of June 2020. Debra DeBerry Clerk of Superior Court 556 N. McDonough Street G-130 Annex Decatur, GA. 30030-3356 120-437851 7/16,7/23,7/30,8/9 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA GLORIA J. SMITH, Plaintiff, vs. CLARENCE RICHARD SMITH, Defendant. CIVIL ACTION ++FILE No. 20FM4510++ NOTICE OF PUBLICATION STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF DEKALB Notice is hereby given that Gloria J. Smith, through her counsel, John B. Jackson, the undersigned, filed a Verified Complaint for Divorce with the Superior Court of Dekalb County, Georgia, on the 10th day of June, 2020, praying for a divorce from Clarence Richard Smith. Notice is hereby given pursuant to law to any inter ested or affected party to ap pear in said Court and to file objections to such Complaint. Objections must be filed with said Court within thirty (30) of the date hereof. This 26th day of June, 2020. Debra DeBerry Clerk, Superior Court of Dekalb County Attorney for Plaintiff LAW OFFICE OF JOHN B. JACKSON 110 Wagon Yard Plaza Carrollton, Georgia 30117 Phone: (770) 834-0345 Fax: (770)406-6609 120-437852 7/16,7/23,7/30,8/2 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia Civil Action# ++19FM8529-8++ Mu Dah Plaintiff vs. Ku Doh MU Defendant To: Ku Doh MU 704 Jolly Ave Apt #3 Clarkston, GA 30021 By Order of the Court service for service by publication dated 1/10/2020 You are hereby noti fied that on 8/19/2019 The above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for: Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve upon the plaintiffs at torney whose name and ad dress is: Donald M, Coleman, 246 Sycamore St. Ste 120, Decatur, GA 30030 Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of 7/2/2020. Witness the Honorable Linda W. Hunter, Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 2nd day of July, 2020. Debra DeBerry Clerk of Superior Court 556 N. McDonough Street Decatur, GA. 30030-3356 120-437895 7/16,7/23,7/30,8/6 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA EPHREME YEHALAYE MAMO Petitioner, v. AMARECH WANSERA WARE Respondent. ++CIVIL ACTION NO. 20FM4646-8++ NOTICE OF PUBLICATION By Order for Service by Public ation dated the 13th day of Ju ly , 2020, you are hereby noti fied that on the 18th day of June, 2020 the Petitioner herein filed suit against you for Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court of Dekalb County, and to serve upon the Petitioner's Attorney of Record, Manchilo Guadie at 6157 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain, GA 30083, an an swer in writing within sixty (60) days of the date of the Order of Publication. Witness the Honorable Linda W. Hunter, Judge of this Court. SO MOVED this 13th day of July, 2020. Mnchilot Manchilo Guadie, Esq. GA Bar No. 241477 Attorney for Respondent Prepared By: Law Office of Manchilo Guadie, Inc. 6157 Memorial Drive Stone Mountain GA 30083 Tel. 202-509-2228 Fax. 770-999-0713 manchilotg@yahoo.com Deprived 160-436907 6/25,7/2,7/9,7/16 NOTICE TO APPEAR STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF DEKALB IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY. In the in terest of ++C.J.,Sex:M,DOB:11- 15-16,Case Number044- 19J01606;A.P.,Sex:F,DOB:10- 02-07,Case Number044- 20J01283;J.P.,Sex:M,DOB:02- 01-10,Case Number 044- 20JO1284++ TO: CHANTEL PHILLIPS, Mother and CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON, Putative Father, and ALL KNOWN/UNKNOWN AND UNNAMED PUTATIVE, LEGAL or BIOLOGICAL FATH ERS GREETINGS: Pursuant to Or der of this Court, you are hereby notified that on or about JUNE 3, 2020, a Petition For Permanent Guardianship was filed in this Court by the Geor gia Department of Human Ser vices, through its agent, DeKalb County Division of Family and Children Services (Division), whose address is 2300 Parklake Drive NE; At lanta, Georgia 30345, alleging the whereabouts of the above- named parties are unknown. The above-named children are in the temporary custody of the Division pursuant to a prior or der of the Court finding the chil dren to be dependent. The Pe tition asks the Court to place the children under the perman ent guardianship of a relative. A free copy of the Petition may be obtained from the Clerk of the Juvenile Court of DeKalb County, 4309 Memorial Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30030, on any day, Monday through Fri day, between the hours 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. You may also contact the Clerk by phone at 678-409-4252. You are hereby commanded to be and appear at the DeKalb County Juvenile Court, 4309 Memorial Drive, Decatur, Geor gia 30030 on July 10, 2020 at 8:30 o’clock a.m. to show cause why the request of the Division to grant the guardian ship should not be granted. The Hearing may be conducted on line via Zoom. Please contact the Clerk at 678-409-4252 to determine the location of the Hearing and obtain any needed access codes. You may file in the office of the Clerk of this Court and serve upon Plaintiff’s attorney, Eleasah Waller, ESQ. PO Box 360275; Decatur, Georgia 30036, within (30) days of the date of the first publication, your answer to the Division’s Petition. The putative father(s) shall lose all rights to object to the ap pointment of a permanent guardian for the minor unless he files an objection with the court within 14 days of this no tice and files a petition to legit imate the minor within 30 days of the hearing on the objection. A party is entitled to counsel in these proceedings and the Court will appoint an attorney for you if you are unable, without undue financial hard ship to employ counsel. Notice is hereby given that prior to a fi nal hearing, a provisional hear ing may be conducted by the court pursuant to O.C.G.A. 15-11-29. Findings of Fact and orders of disposition made at the provisional hearing may be come final at a final hearing un less parties served by publica tion appear at the final hearing. WITNESS, the Honorable Fatima El-Amin, Judge This the 12th day of June, 2020. Antoinette Johnson-Brantley, CLERK OF COURT 160-436917 6/25,7/2,7/9,7/16 IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA IN THE INTEREST OF: ++FILE No.@ 990375210,990375214, 990375211, 990375213, 990375212, 990375209 A. G. SEX: M DOB: 08/18/08 AGE: 11 CASE # 20J00210 C. G. SEX: M DOB: 08/05/06 AGE: 13 CASE # 20J00174 A. G. SEX: M DOB: 10/08/09 AGE: 10 CASE # 20J00171 C. G. SEX: M DOB: 08/05/06 AGE: 13 CASE # 20J00173 A. G. SEX: M DOB: 03/09/11 AGE: 08 CASE # 20J00172 A. G. SEX: F DOB: 03/09/11 AGE: 08 CASE # 20J00169++ A Child/Children Under 18 Years of Age NOTICE OF DEPENDENCY PROCEEDINGS TO: Preshandrian Chappie, bio logical mother of the above- named children, WHOSE WHEREABOUTS ARE UN KNOWN: GREETINGS: Pursuant to an Order of this Court dated March 12, 2020 you are hereby noti fied that a Dependency Peti tion was filed against you in this Court by the Georgia Depart ment of Human Resources, through its agent, the DeKalb County Division of Family and Children Services (Department), alleging that the whereabouts of the biological parents of the above-named children are unknown. The Peti tion asks the Court to find that the children are dependent as defined by O.C.G.A. sec. 15- 11-2 (22) and that it is contrary to children’s best interest to provide reasonable efforts to reunify the family. A free copy of the petition may be obtained from the Clerk of the Juvenile Court of DeKalb County, 4309 Memorial Dr., Decatur, Geor gia 30032, on any day, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. You are commanded to be and appear at the DeKalb County Juvenile Court 4309 Memorial Dr., Decatur, Georgia 30032, on the 22nd of April 2020 at 10:00 o’clock a.m. to show cause why the request of the Department regarding legal custody of the above-named child should not be granted. Due to the COVID-19 pandem ic this hearing will be held virtu ally via ZOOM at the same date and time listed above. The ZOOM ID number for this hear ing is 9970-509-5447 The You may file in the office of the Clerk of this Court and serve upon Petitioner’s attorney, Jerry W. Thacker, PO. Box 83480 Conyers, Georgia 30013, within sixty days (60) of April 22, 2020 your answer to the Department’s Petition. A party is entitled to counsel in these proceedings and the Court will appoint an attorney for you if you are unable, without undue financial hard ship, to employ counsel. WITNESS, the Honorable Linda J. Dees This 12th day of March, 2020. ISI Manda Butler Clerk, Juvenile Court of DeKalb 160-436918 6/25,7/2,7/9,7/16 IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA IN THE INTEREST OF: ++FILE #18753232 M. O. SEX: M DOB: 10/19/2010 AGE: 9 CASE#: 19J03159++ NOTICE OF GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDINGS TO: Sonya Stephens, the biolo gical mother and William Brad ford, the putative father of the above-named child, WHOSE WHEREABOUTS ARE UN KNOWN: GREETINGS: Pursuant to an Order of this Court dated Janu ary 24, 2020 you are hereby notified that a Petition to Estab lish Permanent Guardianship was filed against you in this Court by the Georgia Depart ment of Human Resources, through its agent, the DeKalb County Division of Family and Children Services (Department), alleging that the whereabouts of the biological parents of the above-named child are unknown. The Peti tion asks the Court to end re unification services and place legal custody of the above- named child with a third party until the child reaches eighteen (18) years old on the grounds that the child is a dependent as that term is defined by O.C.G.A. sec. 15-11-2 (22). A free copy of the petition may be obtained from the Clerk of the Juvenile Court of DeKalb County, 4309 Memorial Dr., Decatur, Georgia 30032, on any day, Monday through Fri day, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. You are commanded to be and appear at the DeKalb County Juvenile Court 4309 Memorial Dr., Decatur, Georgia 30032, on the 15th of July 2020 at 10:00 o'clock a.m. to show cause why the request of the Division regarding legal cus tody of the above-named child should not be granted. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic this hearing will be held virtually via ZOOM at the same date and time listed above. The ZOOM ID number for this hearing is 9970-509-5447.You may file in the office of the Clerk of this Court and serve upon Petition er’s attorney, Jerry W. Thacker, PO. Box 83480 Conyers, Geor gia 30013, within sixty days (60) of March 19, 2020 your an swer to the Department’s Peti tion. A party is entitled to coun sel in these proceedings and the Court will appoint an attor ney for you if you are unable, without undue financial hard ship, to employ counsel. WITNESS, the Honorable De siree Sutton Peagler Judge This 24th day of January, 2020. ISI Madana Butler Clerk, Juvenile Court of DeKalb 160-436919 6/25,7/2,7/9,7/16 NOTICE TO APPEAR STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF DEKALB IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY. In the interest of ++K.J., Sex: M, DOB: 07-21-17, Case Num ber 20J01265++ TO: KILEE HOLMES, MOTH ER GREETINGS: Pursuant to Or der of this Court, you are hereby notified that on or about May 29, 2020, a Dependency Petition was filed in this Court by the Georgia Department of Human Services, through its agent, DeKalb County Division of Family and Children Service (Division), whose address is 2300 Parklake Drive NE, At lanta, Georgia 30345, alleging the whereabouts of the above- named parties are unknown. The above-named child is in the temporary custody of the Division pursuant to a prior or der of the Court finding the child to be dependent. The Pe tition asks the Court to find the child dependent. The Division is also asking the Court to find that the provision of reunifica tion services to the father would be detrimental to the child and to enter a non-reunification per manency plan for the child. A free copy of the Petition may be obtained from the Clerk of the Juvenile Court of DeKalb County, 4309 Memorial Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30030, on any day, Monday through Fri day, between the hours 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The Peti tion may also be obtained by contacting the Clerk’s office at 678-409-4252. You are hereby commanded to be and appear at the DeKalb County Juvenile Court, 4309 Memorial Drive, Decatur, Geor gia 30030 on July 10, 2020 at 8:30 o’clock a.m. to show cause why the request of the Division to adjudicate the child dependent and enter a non-re- unification permanency plan should not be granted. The Hearing is scheduled to be held virtually; a computer will be made available at the court house to access the virtual hearing if needed. You may also access the DeKalb County Juvenile Court website to ob tain the Zoom hearing ID. The website address is www.dekal- bjuvenilecourt.org You may also contact the Clerk’s office at 678-409-4252 for further in formation and assistance ac cessing the virtual hearing. You may file in the office of the Clerk of this Court and serve upon Plaintiff’s attorney, Eleasah Waller, ESQ , PO Box 360275; Decatur, Georgia 30036, within thirty (30) days of the date of the first publication, your answer to the Division’s Petition. You may contact the Clerk’s office at 678-409-4252 for assistance with electronic fil ing. A party is entitled to counsel in these proceedings and the Court will appoint an attorney for you if you are unable, without undue financial hard ship to employ counsel. Notice is hereby given that prior to a fi nal hearing, a provisional hear ing may be conducted by the court pursuant to O.C.G.A. 15-11-29. Findings of Fact and orders of disposition made at the provisional hearing may be come final at a final hearing un less parties served by publica tion appear at the final hearing. WITNESS, the Honorable Fatima El-Amin, Judge This the 12th day of June, 2020. Antoninette Johnson-Brantley, CLERK OF COURT 160-437033 7/2,7/9,7/16,7/23 NOTICE TO APPEAR STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF DEKALB IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY. In the interest of: ++M.L., N.S. Sex: M, F, DOB: 4/10/17, 9/9/05, Age: 2,14, Case Num ber 18J02529,18J02530++ TO: DREW SAXTON, MOTH ER, and ALL KNOWN, UN KNOWN, AND UNNAMED PU TATIVE, LEGAL or BIOLOGIC AL FATHERS of the above named child, WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN. GREETINGS: Pursuant to Or der of this Court you are hereby notified that on June 9, 2020 a Petition For Permanent Guardi anship was filed in this Court by the Georgia Department of Hu man Services, through its agent, DeKalb County Division of Family and Children Ser vices (Division), whose ad dress is 178 Sams Street, Dec atur, Georgia 30030, alleging the whereabouts of the above- named parties are unknown. The above-named child is in the temporary custody of the Division pursuant to a prior or der of the Court finding the child to be dependent. The Pe tition asks the Court to transfer permanent guardianship of the above-named child to Christine Warren, on the grounds that the child is dependent as that term is defined by O.C.G.A. 15- 11-2(22). A free copy of the Pe tition may be obtained from the Clerk of the Juvenile Court of DeKalb County, 4309 Memori al Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30030, on any day, Monday through Friday, between the hours 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. You are hereby commanded to be and appear at the DeKalb County Juvenile Court, 4309 Memorial Drive, Decatur, Geor gia 30030 via Zoom (Zoom ID 963-656-85416) on August 10, 2020 at 9:00 o’clock a.m., Judge Haynes to show cause why the request of the Depart ment to obtain temporary cus tody of the above-named child should not be granted. You may file in the office of the Clerk of this Court and serve upon Plaintiffs Attorney, Leslie Y. Abbott, PO Box 3306; Dec atur, Georgia 30031, within (60) days of the date of the first pub lication, your answer to the De partment's Petition. A party is entitled to counsel in these proceedings and the Court will appoint an attorney for you if you are unable, without undue financial hard ship to employ counsel. Notice is hereby given that a provi sional hearing may be conduc ted on the date listed above by the court pursuant to O.C.G.A. 15-11-163. Findings of Fact and orders of disposition made at the provisional hearing may become final at a final hearing unless parties served by public ation appear at the final hear ing. WITNESS, the Honorable Linda Bratton-Haynes, Chief Judge This the 22nd day of June. 2020. Madana Butler, CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
